I did teacher training for a year, accepted a job in a school before the end of that training year... then unaccepted it and thought Fuck this for a game of soldiers.

Horrid job, shitty hours, awful system to teach in and if little Johnny doesn't do well then it's the teacher's fault - not the parents' fault, not little Johnny's fault for being a little cunt.

No idea why anyone would want to do that job.

I went back to being responsible for bringing in enough money for my employer to keep dozens of people in work... far less stress than teaching. Anyone who thinks teaching profession is easy is a fuckwit.

I've been teaching for 7 years (plus one year abroad) and previously worked in the motor trade, for the Royal Mail and a stint in the city so feel I can, at least, speak with some experience.

I clear about £1800 a month. Yes, the pension is generous but most men quickly die after retiring from teaching! Have no problem with the salary for what I do. Not all of us are on London rates. My hours are generally 7.30am - 5pm with a few hours at home over the week and during the holidays. Again, normal hours for most. The holidays are definitely a bonus but not the reason I entered the profession.

RE: moaning all the time and 'milking the system'. I cannot think of one place where I have previously worked where someone HAS NOT moaned all the time or been sick for long periods. I agree, especially being off for long periods, is a piss take. We've had someone off for the best part of a year on 40+k a year.

To give you all some idea why some teachers moan, my classroom was judged on a score out of 20 on the first day back. I achieved a steady 17.5... The half mark was because the 'x' on the cursive (joined) handwriting display was not the correct school font. The other deduction was because the teacher's assistant desk was not high enough for her. I'm sure my class have been caused much distress around my 'x'.

The kids are largely great and most parents are too. But decisions usually come from above (management and politicians) and it's teachers who get the bashing. Take, uniforms for example.

Most teachers I work with do work hard. Some are selfish but few get away with being lazy now.

This will be my last year teaching as my first child is due in December and childcare alone would be £1000 a month. I'm deciding to put my money where my mouth is and be a stay at home dad and work on the weekends.

Ours was only one. Yet it covered all the shitbthat society has decided is down to teachers rather than parents, Safeguarding, FGM, neglect, every form of abuse. E-safety and how parents doing fuck all to supervise their kids and the tech they give them has seen an explosion in sexual abuse and hate crime. Goddamned depressing how many cases of horrendous detail there were.As for the days, kids have a set minimum days. Training accounts for a set number of days. Teachers service is set on that number of days.